We pass rocky cliffs on our way in and out of Victoria. Our beaches tend towards piled rocks and pebbles. It’s easy to think of them as changeless but they do wear down over time … rock scraped clean eons … Continue reading →

Fall came early this year and trees are almost bare already. I’ve cut back this year’s raspberries and other berries. We’ve mulched the raised beds, and, with a sigh of relief, can settle into winter, I hope … WITH YELLOW … Continue reading →

Today is Inventors’ Day in Hungary, and I like the sound of that, a special day for those who try to improve our world. A day when I’m taking just an ordinary morning walk, nothing special to see, but one … Continue reading →

For the stargazers: the Lyrids meteor shower appears on April 16 – April 26 each year. And the sky has presented us with endless fascination since the beginning of time, through Pythagoras, Galileo, Tycho, Newton, down to today and the … Continue reading →

No matter what the sky does, fog, rain, snow, or cloud, the earth turns and we have another day with its dark times and then its bursts of incredible joy … WEATHER OR NOT I take rain from cupped leaves … Continue reading →

The senryu that follow are random thoughts, memories, jottings made over the day while staring at rain and a dripping gutter: everyday meanders against a background of ordinary West Coast weather … initials carved on a school desk – … Continue reading →